Understanding and Supporting Indigenous Students
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What would support for Indigenous students look like in departments, faculty and by staff? What are some of the ways in which Indigenous students approach and experience their education processes differently from other student groups? This session invites you to approach these questions with the concept of “bandwidth,” which helps us consider underlying factors of (more…)
Learning in Place
Series: Indigenous Initiatives
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Exploring resources to support learning about Musqueam’s history, governance, laws and ongoing leadership on campus. During this session we will share resources that have been created in collaboration with Musqueam as a way to bring these important discussions into the classroom. Art and culture can provide pathways for faculty and students to consider our location (more…)
What if We Were to Talk About it? Engaging Controversial Topics in the Classroom
Series: Indigenous Initiatives
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As a partnership between UBC Equity and Inclusion Office and CTLT Indigenous Initiatives, this experiential workshop introduces participants to a tool for engaging controversial topics, should they choose to do so. The presentation will be followed by a conversation about if, how, and when we might use such a tool. Facilitator: Aftab Erfan (more…)
Beyond Inclusion: Redistributing Responsibility for Institutional Change
Series: Indigenous Initiatives
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This workshop invites non-Indigenous faculty to face their complicity in the reproduction of systemic colonial patterns, and take responsibility for doing more of the intellectual, affective, and relational work that is required for institutional change beyond conditional forms of inclusion. Facilitator: Sharon Stein (more…)